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Word: beging (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...long period of time--a sort of basso "Bolero." The Club stops (musically) in Korea, China, The Philippines, and Thailand, but it sounds as if it has never escaped the office of G. Schirmers in New York. Only the Indian anthem by Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Khoro Bayu Boy Bege ("The Optimist Against Odds") breaks loose: a vigorous unison from start to stop suggests the musically muscular Soviet Army Chorus, with which, incidentally, the Glee Club compares quite favorably. Before covering Italy, Germany, France, and England on Side Two, the Club creates a various and delightful performance of Bela Bartok...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: Songs of the World | 3/29/1962 | See Source »

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